February 13, 2013, 5:07 pm A new country music and camping festival is coming to Kansas. Flatlands Music Festival will take place September 12-14 at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. Luke Bryan and Toby Keith are set to headline the inaugural festival. “When we were first approached to help create a new country music festival in Kansas City, we [...] Read More
December 27, 2012, 11:51 am Billboard.com has released their Top Country Albums of 2012. Taylor Swift’s Red tops the chart with albums from Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood rounding out the Top 5. Taylor also has two more albums appearing in the Top 50. Billboard Charts are calculated using custom formulas collecting sales, streaming and radio [...] Read More
December 20, 2012, 10:56 am Taylor Swift has been named Billboard.com’s Top Country Artist of 2012. Taylor was also Billboard’s Top Country Artist in 2011. Jason Aldean comes in at no. 2 with Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum and Carrie Underwood rounding out the Top 5. The Top 20 includes several new faces this year. Lionel Richie secured the No. 15 [...] Read More
November 10, 2012, 11:35 am Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Rodney Atkins and his band perform in DC on election night while Tim McGraw and Faith Hill hunker down at home with baked goods to wait for the results, Little Jimmy Dickens celebrates 64 years on the Grand Ole Opry, Kacey Musgraves is freaking out about her summer [...] Read More
November 1, 2012, 5:29 pm It’s CMA Awards week in Nashville, but there are a few other award shows that take place leading up to “Country Music’s Biggest Night.” Performing Rights Organizations SESAC, ASCAP and BMI each hold their own awards ceremonies to honor the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the year’s most-performed songs in their respective catalogs. See [...] Read More
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